It’s the season of eating bayberries again. Whenever I see attractive bayberry displays in fruit shops, I can’t help but be tempted to stop and buy some to try. However, you cannot eat the bayberries you buy directly because there are bugs in the bayberries that are invisible to the naked eye. So, how do you get rid of bayberry bugs? How do you know if there are insects in bayberry? The editor below will answer one or two questions for you!

1. How to pick out bayberry bugs?

1. Method 1: Soak in salt water

You can add some salt to cold boiled water. The amount of salt is determined based on the amount of water. Half a basin of water generally requires two spoons of salt. After the salt melts, put the bayberry in it and soak it. The soaking time is about 15-20 minutes, and the white bugs can be soaked out. However, soaking in water or rinsing with running water will not work well. Moreover, bayberries soaked in salt water can make it taste sweeter and less astringent.

2. Method 2: Soak with cornstarch

Put some water in the basin, add a spoonful of cornstarch, put the bayberry into the water and shake it, the bayberry bug will slowly be absorbed. Wash it out, pour it out after washing, and then rinse it with water and you can eat it safely.

3. Method three, flour cleaning

Add a spoonful of flour to the water, put the bayberry in it, stir it in one direction for a while, and you will see the bugs and dirt disappear. It will be cleaned out, rinse it again with water and enjoy.

4. Method 4: Baking soda cleaning

Pour the baking soda into a basin filled with water, stir until it is completely dissolved in the water, pour in the bayberry and soak for 30 minutes. Remove and rinse with clean water. Pour a small amount of fruit and vegetable detergent into clean water, add bayberry and soak for 20 minutes, then rinse with clean water.

5. Method 5. Fruit and vegetable cleaning agent

Fruit and vegetable cleaning agent can also soak out bayberry bugs. The density of water is relatively high. Put some sterilizing solvent in it to easily soak out the bayberry bugs. The soaking time should be controlled at about 20-30 minutes. If soaked for a long time, the nutrients in the bayberry will be lost, and the bayberry will be soaked in water for a long time. Later, the taste of bayberry will change and become unpalatable.

2. How to know whether there are insects in bayberry?

You can tell if there are any bugs in bayberries by soaking them in salt water. If you find bugs in the soaking water, it means they have been soaked out. But don’t worry if you don’t find that the bayberry bug has been soaked out. There may be the following reasons:

1. First, during the bayberry planting stage, farmers sprayed pesticides and insecticides, or used physical methods such as insect-killing lamps. Prevention and control measures.

2. Second, during the sale of bayberry, due to the short storage time of bayberry, it can generally only be stored for two days at room temperature. In order to extend the shelf life of bayberries, some vendors will soak them in hydrogen peroxide, which will also kill the bayberry bugs.

3. Third, it has been refrigerated during transportation and storage. Bayberry bugs will also die at low temperatures.

3. What should you pay attention to when soaking bayberry?

1. The concentration of salt water should not be too high

When soaking cherries in salt water, be careful that the concentration of salt water should not be too high. If the concentration is too high, it will easily destroy the cell wall of bayberry, causing The cell fluid leaks out, resulting in the loss of nutrients and reducing the nutritional value of bayberry. It is generally recommended to put 5 grams of salt in a basin of water.

2. Wash again after soaking

After soaking the bayberry in salt water, it is not suitable to eat it immediately. It is recommended to rinse it with clean water again, because there may be insect eggs or insect eggs attached to the surface of the bayberry. For other impurities, it will be safer to eat if you rinse it again.

The above is the editor’s introduction to the method of soaking bayberry bugs. I hope it can help friends in need. Generally speaking, the easiest way to soak bayberry bugs is to use salt water.